10/18/2019 MHWFAC Spring/Summer News https://us15.campaign-archive.com/?u=61353c88909a681baf41f5f14&id=33e9114725 1/6 It's been a busy summer for the Mary H. Weiser Food Allergy Center! Since you last heard from us, we've had our Annual Spring Luncheon, one of our clinician researchers has been featured on Fox News, we have awarded three pilot grants, and we've participated in a variety of outreach events. Please read all about our busy summer raising awareness and our research successes. Picture credit: Melissa Scola, Summer 2019 2019 Spring Luncheon raises more than $200,000 In what has become a yearly tradition, generous guests helped bolster science while enjoying great food, networking, a spirited panel discussion and silent auction in support of food allergy discovery at the University of Michigan. The April event was the fifth annual spring fundraising luncheon hosted by the Mary H. Weiser Food Allergy Center. It took place at Knollwood Country Club in West Bloomfield and featured a talk by Kyle Dine, who lives with allergies to peanuts, tree nuts, eggs, seafood and mustard. The self-described "allergy guy" travels and performs across North America and Europe, making it his mission to help children learn about food allergies in a way that is fun, engaging and empowering. “We are deeply grateful to everyone who participated in and learned from this gathering,” said James R. Baker, MD, founding director of the center. “The fundraising is significant to our efforts, and, more importantly, we appreciate the opportunity to engage our supporters in this very important cause.”
Its been a busy summer for theMary H Weiser Food Allergy Center
Since you last heard from us weve had our Annual Spring Luncheon one of our clinicianresearchers has been featured on Fox News we have awarded three pilot grants and weveparticipated in a variety of outreach eventsPlease read all about our busy summer raising awareness and our research successes
Picture credit Melissa Scola Summer 2019
2019 Spring Luncheon raises more than $200000In what has become a yearly tradition generous guests helped bolster science while enjoying great foodnetworking a spirited panel discussion and silent auction in support of food allergy discovery at theUniversity of Michigan The April event was the fifth annual spring fundraising luncheon hosted by the Mary H Weiser FoodAllergy Center It took place at Knollwood Country Club in West Bloomfield and featured a talk by KyleDine who lives with allergies to peanuts tree nuts eggs seafood and mustard The self-describedallergy guy travels and performs across North America and Europe making it his mission to helpchildren learn about food allergies in a way that is fun engaging and empowering ldquoWe are deeply grateful to everyone who participated in and learned from this gatheringrdquo said James RBaker MD founding director of the center ldquoThe fundraising is significant to our efforts and moreimportantly we appreciate the opportunity to engage our supporters in this very important causerdquo
FPIES (Food Protein-Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome) is a rare disease thats extremely difficult todiagnose Dr Malika Gupta from the University of Michigan Food Allergy Clinic and the Mary H WeiserFood Allergy Center explains her research associated to this disease
To watch the video click on the picture above or this link
Three new grants to fund food allergyresearch at U-M
The Mary H Weiser Food Allergy Center is pleased to announce that threeUniversity of Michigan researchers are this years recipients of the Michigan FoodAllergy Research Accelerator Program (M-FARA) Pilot Research Grants The one-year renewable $50000 grants are funded by the Michigan Food AllergyResearch Accelerator Program (M-FARA) which is a gift from a generous donorThis gift provides the MHWFAC the financial support needed to establish a programdesigned to transform the understanding of the fundamental mechanisms that aredriving an increase in food allergy rates Additionally the program seeks to developinnovative strategies to diagnose and treat food allergiesThe grants recipients and their projects are
Taeko Noah PhDResearch Investigator MHWFAC Department of PathologyldquoTuft cells as a driver of reactivity to food allergensrdquo
Catherine Ptaschinski PhDResearch Assistant Professor MHWFAC Department of PathologyldquoRole of the intestinal epithelial barrier on the development of FoodAllergyrdquo
Charles Schuler IV MDClinical Assistant Professor MHWFAC Allergy Division Department ofInternal Medicine ldquoInvestigating biomarkers and mechanisms of food anaphylaxisrdquo
Congratulations to all of the recipients of the M-FARA Pilot Grants
ResearchpaloozaThe Mary H Weiser Food Allergy Center research faculty and staff joined volunteers fromthe Food Allergy Clinic to participate in our first ever Researchpalooza Researchpaloozais hosted by the University of Michigan Medical School Office of Research and attractsover 3500 attendees Our exhibit was heavily attended with visitors learning about foodallergy research directly from our expert scientists In addition Dr Malika Gupta andBridgette Kaul demonstrated and trained those interested in how to use an epinephrineauto-injector The event was enjoyed by everyone and we are already looking forward toResearchpalooza 2020
If youd like to learn more about Researchpalooza go here
Top photo Our boothMiddle Left Nick Lukacs PhD amp Bridgette Kaul-clinic nurse assisting with epi-pen instructionMiddle Right Gary Huffnagle PhDBottom Left Chang Kim PhD amp Simon Hogan PhDBottom Right Malika Gupta MD amp Bridgette Kaul
ProfessionalsDr Chase Schuler visited Temple Beth El Early Childhood Center in Bloomfield Hills in lateAugust to provide important training and education to the centers preschool professionalsDr Schuler demonstrated the use of two different types of epinephrine auto-injectors andthe preschool teachers were able to practice using the devices on oranges As prevalentas allergies have become it is essential that educators and child care providers are trainedto respond to a serious food allergic reactionThis was so fantastic Dr Schuler did a great job he was informative knowledgeableand funny too We hope to stay in touch and hopefully continue this every fall statedSusie Weiner Director of the Temple Beth El Early Childhood Center
Picture credit Melissa Scola August 26 2019
To end our satisfying summer we want to thank our donors and remind you that none of this ispossible without the generous gifts that you make to the Mary H Weiser Food Allergy CenterPlease save the date for our annual Giving BlueDay event which is December 3 2019
Copyright copy 2019 University of Michigan All rights reservedYou are receiving this email because you have shown an interest in food allergies andor the Mary H
Weiser Food Allergy Center
Our mailing address isUniversity of Michigan
9220 MSRB III1150 W Medical Center Drive
Ann Arbor MI 48109-5648
Want to change how you receive these emailsYou can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list
FPIES (Food Protein-Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome) is a rare disease thats extremely difficult todiagnose Dr Malika Gupta from the University of Michigan Food Allergy Clinic and the Mary H WeiserFood Allergy Center explains her research associated to this disease
To watch the video click on the picture above or this link
Three new grants to fund food allergyresearch at U-M
The Mary H Weiser Food Allergy Center is pleased to announce that threeUniversity of Michigan researchers are this years recipients of the Michigan FoodAllergy Research Accelerator Program (M-FARA) Pilot Research Grants The one-year renewable $50000 grants are funded by the Michigan Food AllergyResearch Accelerator Program (M-FARA) which is a gift from a generous donorThis gift provides the MHWFAC the financial support needed to establish a programdesigned to transform the understanding of the fundamental mechanisms that aredriving an increase in food allergy rates Additionally the program seeks to developinnovative strategies to diagnose and treat food allergiesThe grants recipients and their projects are
Taeko Noah PhDResearch Investigator MHWFAC Department of PathologyldquoTuft cells as a driver of reactivity to food allergensrdquo
Catherine Ptaschinski PhDResearch Assistant Professor MHWFAC Department of PathologyldquoRole of the intestinal epithelial barrier on the development of FoodAllergyrdquo
Charles Schuler IV MDClinical Assistant Professor MHWFAC Allergy Division Department ofInternal Medicine ldquoInvestigating biomarkers and mechanisms of food anaphylaxisrdquo
Congratulations to all of the recipients of the M-FARA Pilot Grants
ResearchpaloozaThe Mary H Weiser Food Allergy Center research faculty and staff joined volunteers fromthe Food Allergy Clinic to participate in our first ever Researchpalooza Researchpaloozais hosted by the University of Michigan Medical School Office of Research and attractsover 3500 attendees Our exhibit was heavily attended with visitors learning about foodallergy research directly from our expert scientists In addition Dr Malika Gupta andBridgette Kaul demonstrated and trained those interested in how to use an epinephrineauto-injector The event was enjoyed by everyone and we are already looking forward toResearchpalooza 2020
If youd like to learn more about Researchpalooza go here
Top photo Our boothMiddle Left Nick Lukacs PhD amp Bridgette Kaul-clinic nurse assisting with epi-pen instructionMiddle Right Gary Huffnagle PhDBottom Left Chang Kim PhD amp Simon Hogan PhDBottom Right Malika Gupta MD amp Bridgette Kaul
ProfessionalsDr Chase Schuler visited Temple Beth El Early Childhood Center in Bloomfield Hills in lateAugust to provide important training and education to the centers preschool professionalsDr Schuler demonstrated the use of two different types of epinephrine auto-injectors andthe preschool teachers were able to practice using the devices on oranges As prevalentas allergies have become it is essential that educators and child care providers are trainedto respond to a serious food allergic reactionThis was so fantastic Dr Schuler did a great job he was informative knowledgeableand funny too We hope to stay in touch and hopefully continue this every fall statedSusie Weiner Director of the Temple Beth El Early Childhood Center
Picture credit Melissa Scola August 26 2019
To end our satisfying summer we want to thank our donors and remind you that none of this ispossible without the generous gifts that you make to the Mary H Weiser Food Allergy CenterPlease save the date for our annual Giving BlueDay event which is December 3 2019
Copyright copy 2019 University of Michigan All rights reservedYou are receiving this email because you have shown an interest in food allergies andor the Mary H
Weiser Food Allergy Center
Our mailing address isUniversity of Michigan
9220 MSRB III1150 W Medical Center Drive
Ann Arbor MI 48109-5648
Want to change how you receive these emailsYou can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list
Three new grants to fund food allergyresearch at U-M
The Mary H Weiser Food Allergy Center is pleased to announce that threeUniversity of Michigan researchers are this years recipients of the Michigan FoodAllergy Research Accelerator Program (M-FARA) Pilot Research Grants The one-year renewable $50000 grants are funded by the Michigan Food AllergyResearch Accelerator Program (M-FARA) which is a gift from a generous donorThis gift provides the MHWFAC the financial support needed to establish a programdesigned to transform the understanding of the fundamental mechanisms that aredriving an increase in food allergy rates Additionally the program seeks to developinnovative strategies to diagnose and treat food allergiesThe grants recipients and their projects are
Taeko Noah PhDResearch Investigator MHWFAC Department of PathologyldquoTuft cells as a driver of reactivity to food allergensrdquo
Catherine Ptaschinski PhDResearch Assistant Professor MHWFAC Department of PathologyldquoRole of the intestinal epithelial barrier on the development of FoodAllergyrdquo
Charles Schuler IV MDClinical Assistant Professor MHWFAC Allergy Division Department ofInternal Medicine ldquoInvestigating biomarkers and mechanisms of food anaphylaxisrdquo
Congratulations to all of the recipients of the M-FARA Pilot Grants
ResearchpaloozaThe Mary H Weiser Food Allergy Center research faculty and staff joined volunteers fromthe Food Allergy Clinic to participate in our first ever Researchpalooza Researchpaloozais hosted by the University of Michigan Medical School Office of Research and attractsover 3500 attendees Our exhibit was heavily attended with visitors learning about foodallergy research directly from our expert scientists In addition Dr Malika Gupta andBridgette Kaul demonstrated and trained those interested in how to use an epinephrineauto-injector The event was enjoyed by everyone and we are already looking forward toResearchpalooza 2020
If youd like to learn more about Researchpalooza go here
Top photo Our boothMiddle Left Nick Lukacs PhD amp Bridgette Kaul-clinic nurse assisting with epi-pen instructionMiddle Right Gary Huffnagle PhDBottom Left Chang Kim PhD amp Simon Hogan PhDBottom Right Malika Gupta MD amp Bridgette Kaul
ProfessionalsDr Chase Schuler visited Temple Beth El Early Childhood Center in Bloomfield Hills in lateAugust to provide important training and education to the centers preschool professionalsDr Schuler demonstrated the use of two different types of epinephrine auto-injectors andthe preschool teachers were able to practice using the devices on oranges As prevalentas allergies have become it is essential that educators and child care providers are trainedto respond to a serious food allergic reactionThis was so fantastic Dr Schuler did a great job he was informative knowledgeableand funny too We hope to stay in touch and hopefully continue this every fall statedSusie Weiner Director of the Temple Beth El Early Childhood Center
Picture credit Melissa Scola August 26 2019
To end our satisfying summer we want to thank our donors and remind you that none of this ispossible without the generous gifts that you make to the Mary H Weiser Food Allergy CenterPlease save the date for our annual Giving BlueDay event which is December 3 2019
Copyright copy 2019 University of Michigan All rights reservedYou are receiving this email because you have shown an interest in food allergies andor the Mary H
Weiser Food Allergy Center
Our mailing address isUniversity of Michigan
9220 MSRB III1150 W Medical Center Drive
Ann Arbor MI 48109-5648
Want to change how you receive these emailsYou can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list
Top photo Our boothMiddle Left Nick Lukacs PhD amp Bridgette Kaul-clinic nurse assisting with epi-pen instructionMiddle Right Gary Huffnagle PhDBottom Left Chang Kim PhD amp Simon Hogan PhDBottom Right Malika Gupta MD amp Bridgette Kaul
ProfessionalsDr Chase Schuler visited Temple Beth El Early Childhood Center in Bloomfield Hills in lateAugust to provide important training and education to the centers preschool professionalsDr Schuler demonstrated the use of two different types of epinephrine auto-injectors andthe preschool teachers were able to practice using the devices on oranges As prevalentas allergies have become it is essential that educators and child care providers are trainedto respond to a serious food allergic reactionThis was so fantastic Dr Schuler did a great job he was informative knowledgeableand funny too We hope to stay in touch and hopefully continue this every fall statedSusie Weiner Director of the Temple Beth El Early Childhood Center
Picture credit Melissa Scola August 26 2019
To end our satisfying summer we want to thank our donors and remind you that none of this ispossible without the generous gifts that you make to the Mary H Weiser Food Allergy CenterPlease save the date for our annual Giving BlueDay event which is December 3 2019
Copyright copy 2019 University of Michigan All rights reservedYou are receiving this email because you have shown an interest in food allergies andor the Mary H
Weiser Food Allergy Center
Our mailing address isUniversity of Michigan
9220 MSRB III1150 W Medical Center Drive
Ann Arbor MI 48109-5648
Want to change how you receive these emailsYou can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list
ProfessionalsDr Chase Schuler visited Temple Beth El Early Childhood Center in Bloomfield Hills in lateAugust to provide important training and education to the centers preschool professionalsDr Schuler demonstrated the use of two different types of epinephrine auto-injectors andthe preschool teachers were able to practice using the devices on oranges As prevalentas allergies have become it is essential that educators and child care providers are trainedto respond to a serious food allergic reactionThis was so fantastic Dr Schuler did a great job he was informative knowledgeableand funny too We hope to stay in touch and hopefully continue this every fall statedSusie Weiner Director of the Temple Beth El Early Childhood Center
Picture credit Melissa Scola August 26 2019
To end our satisfying summer we want to thank our donors and remind you that none of this ispossible without the generous gifts that you make to the Mary H Weiser Food Allergy CenterPlease save the date for our annual Giving BlueDay event which is December 3 2019
Copyright copy 2019 University of Michigan All rights reservedYou are receiving this email because you have shown an interest in food allergies andor the Mary H
Weiser Food Allergy Center
Our mailing address isUniversity of Michigan
9220 MSRB III1150 W Medical Center Drive
Ann Arbor MI 48109-5648
Want to change how you receive these emailsYou can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list
Copyright copy 2019 University of Michigan All rights reservedYou are receiving this email because you have shown an interest in food allergies andor the Mary H
Weiser Food Allergy Center
Our mailing address isUniversity of Michigan
9220 MSRB III1150 W Medical Center Drive
Ann Arbor MI 48109-5648
Want to change how you receive these emailsYou can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list
